The term GRADUATES, BRIEFLY can be summarized by two crossword solutions: ALUMS (5 letters) and SRS (3 letters). ALUMS is a term used to refer to former students of a school or college, while SRS is an acronym for the Latin phrase 'alumni sine residuo, ' which translates to 'graduates without residue' and is used to describe graduates who have completed all their studies and have no further academic obligations.